NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers issued the following news release: The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will honor 14 leaders and innovators in chemical engineering at a ceremony to be held in connection with the 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting in San Diego, California (October 27-31). The award presentations are slated for Sunday, October 27. AIChE's highest honor, the Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Sept. 3 -- Bard College issued the following news release: Zain Khalid, Bard Fiction Prize winner and writer in residence at Bard College, will read from recent work on Monday, September 23. The reading begins at 6 pm and will be held in the Reem-Kayden Center's Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium at Bard College. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call 845-758-7087. Author Zain Khalid has received the Bard Fiction Prize for his first nove  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 3 -- The Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features cognition, perception, motor performance, attention, memory, learning, language, decision making, development, comparative psychology and neuroscience from the Canadian Psychological Association, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 quarterly edition (Vol. 78, Issue 3): Invited Award Articles * Forty years of research on mathematical co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2024: Marcy Kaptur is once again bringing transportation funding home to Northwest Ohio, as the Fremont News Messenger reported this weekend - this time to the tune of over $24.5 million. The money will fight traffic fatalities and promote safety on major roadways in a series of what Kaptur calls "actionable investment across our region." Fremont and Port Clinton will receive $9  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Work will partially be performed in Grand Forks, North Dakota BISMARCK, N.D. The U.S. Air Force announced it awarded an additional $491,607,268 modification to a previously awarded contract to General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company. This contract will go towards a project supporting the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Ground Management and Integration and operation and sust  more

GRANVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- Denison University issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Lugar Lecture Series, Holder will meet with classes and engage in a moderated conversation at Swasey Chapel. * * * By Swasey Chapel The Lugar Lecture Series welcomes former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to Denison University for class discussions and an onstage conversation on Oct. 23, 2024. The third-longest serving attorney general in U.S. history and the first Afric  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSrep) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-FW-1004) on August 9, 2024, entitled "Status of Puerto Rico Electrical System Enhancements Efforts." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the Puerto Rico Department of Housing's (PRDOH) Electrical Power System Enhancements and Improvements programs to  more

SWINDON, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: Five million people a year are affected by floods and droughts in the UK, with the number and cost of damage set to increase in the future due to climate change. However, scientists find predicting their location and measuring their intensity and impact a significant challenge. A new research infrastructure launched today by the Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle with pound sterling38 mill  more

PRESTON, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Melbourne Polytechnic issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2024: Melbourne Polytechnic has been named Large Training Provider of the Year at the Victorian Training Awards (VTA) gala event on Friday 30 August. 2024 marks the 70th year the VTA have honoured excellence in the state's vocational education and training sector. The prestigious Large Training Provider of the Year award recognises large training organisations that demonstrate excellence and hi  more

PERTH, Australia, Sept. 3 -- Murdoch University issued the following news: Murdoch University Associate Professor Vicky Solah has been awarded the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Keith Farrer Award for 2024, the Institute's highest honour. This award acknowledges an individual whose work has resulted in significant positive change for the food industry, the food science and technology profession, food research and innovation, and/or food science education, or has pr  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 3 -- Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications issued the following news: * * * Nicole Aponte '24 is the first Murrow winner at the Newhouse School since 2021. * * * By Madelyn Geyer Newhouse School alumna Nicole Aponte '24 was honored with a prestigious 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award for her 2023 story "Beating the Odds, Taking the Reigns." Aponte won Best Video Feature Reporting in the Student category for the story--completed during her senior   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-1-013) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "Performance Audit of Incurred Costs - Brown University." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance AUDIT OBJECTIVE The U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General engaged Sikich CPA LLC (Sikich) to conduct a performance audit of costs that Brown University (Brown) incurred on 346 NSF awards during the period of October 1,   more

CLINTON, South Carolina, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: * * * Bryant will focus her research on how Moroccan civil institutions build capacity for youth civic engagement, social entrepreneurship and employability. * * * By Sarah Murphy The capital city of Rabat in northern Morocco will be home for Presbyterian College alumna Katherine Bryant '07 this fall. The PC history and biology double-major - who, since graduating from PC, has also received masters  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Researchers from the University of Glasgow have showcased their development of cutting-edge space technology for visitors from the UK and Scottish Parliaments. Gordon McKee, MP for Glasgow South, and Paul Sweeney, MSP for the Glasgow region, visited the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre (ARC) on Friday 30 August to learn more about the University's diverse range of space-related research. The main  more

MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: The Moon is dusty and bare. Our beloved home planet Earth is around 360,000 km away, the gravitational force is only one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, and there is an absolute absence of air. How do you colonize and cultivate such an environment? 42 talented students and young professionals from 21 countries spent a week tackling this challenge at the Space Station Design Workshop (SSDW) at the Te  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: * * * Teleperformance in India leverages the country's vast talent pool to offer offshore solutions for global brands and is the designated Center of Excellence (CoE) for digital CX services, back-office, and transformation solutions. * * * Based on a recent assessment of the BP  more

MACAU, China, Sept. 3 -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) of the University of Macau (UM) organised the first 'University of Macau & Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition'. With a total prize pool of over MOP 110,000, the event attracted the participation of nearly 50 teams, spanning various sectors including medical equipment, biotechnology, new materials, and fintech. In the final assessment round  more

ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news: Companies operating in the energy sector are backing the University's research into the Energy Transition to the tune of pound sterling600,000 to support the creation of a new research initiative focused on decarbonising the oil and gas sector and advancing the shift to clean energy. Nine companies (BP, Chevron, CNOOC, ExxonMobil, Equinor, Harbour Energy, Shell, Spirit Energy and TotalEnergies and end  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Researchers from the University of Glasgow have received pound sterling1.1m to support the development of new technologies which could improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer. The two-year project, called 'High resolution molecular profiling platform to investigate the role of tumour microbiota in anti-tumour immunity', will be led by Professor Huabing Yin of the James Watt School of Engin  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: The University of Liverpool's School of Architecture has been awarded a pound sterling2.2m Leverhulme International Professorship grant from the Leverhulme Trust to establish a research centre which investigates the effects of climate change on the West African Coast. The pound sterling2.2m grant, awarded by over five years, will involve the establishment of an international heritage and coas  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: * * * For the last decade, people who use drugs in Quebec have been partially sheltered from Canada's drug overdose epidemics. But since 2020, the picture has changed. * * * The contamination of the drug market is now present in Quebec, and what happened in British Columbia and Ontario is now happening here, says expert Sarah Larney. In a recent study published in Drug and Alcohol Review, the  more

LAMPETER, Wales, Sept. 3 -- The University of Wales Trinity Saint David issued the following news: * * * It's been an exciting and eventful year for Amy Evans, who has completed a four-year degree apprenticeship at UWTSD, secured a new full-time engineering role with a research institute, and received a prestigious award nomination to top it all off! * * * Amy completed her Degree Apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing Operations with the University and credits her work-based learning. Amy  more